miner: add flag to enable voting

cmd/geth/main.go

@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ var (
 		utils.BlockAmountReserved,
 		utils.CheckSnapshotWithMPT,
 		utils.EnableDoubleSignMonitorFlag,
+		utils.VotingEnabledFlag,
 		utils.BLSPasswordFileFlag,
 		utils.BLSWalletDirFlag,
 		utils.VoteJournalDirFlag,

cmd/geth/usage.go

@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flags.FlagGroup{
 			utils.MinerRecommitIntervalFlag,
 			utils.MinerDelayLeftoverFlag,
 			utils.MinerNoVerfiyFlag,
+			utils.VotingEnabledFlag,
 		},
 	},
 	{

cmd/utils/flags.go

@@ -897,6 +897,11 @@ var (
 		Usage: "Enable double sign monitor to check whether any validator signs multiple blocks",
 	}
 
+	VotingEnabledFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:  "vote",
+		Usage: "Enable voting",
+	}
+
 	BLSPasswordFileFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "blspassword",
 		Usage: "File path for the BLS password, which contains the password to unlock BLS wallet for managing votes in fast_finality feature",
@@ -1532,6 +1537,9 @@ func setMiner(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *miner.Config) {
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LegacyMinerGasTargetFlag.Name) {
 		log.Warn("The generic --miner.gastarget flag is deprecated and will be removed in the future!")
 	}
+	if ctx.GlobalBool(VotingEnabledFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.VoteEnable = true
+	}
 }
 
 func setWhitelist(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {

eth/backend.go

@@ -249,11 +249,6 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	}
 	eth.txPool = core.NewTxPool(config.TxPool, chainConfig, eth.blockchain)
 
-	conf := stack.Config()
-	blsPasswordPath := stack.ResolvePath(conf.BLSPasswordFile)
-	blsWalletPath := stack.ResolvePath(conf.BLSWalletDir)
-	voteJournalPath := stack.ResolvePath(conf.VoteJournalDir)
-
 	// Create voteManager instance
 	if posa, ok := eth.engine.(consensus.PoSA); ok {
 		// Create votePool instance
@@ -266,11 +261,16 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		}
 		log.Info("Create votePool successfully")
 
-		if _, err := vote.NewVoteManager(eth.EventMux(), chainConfig, eth.blockchain, votePool, voteJournalPath, blsPasswordPath, blsWalletPath, posa); err != nil {
-			log.Error("Failed to Initialize voteManager", "err", err)
-			return nil, err
+		if config.Miner.VoteEnable {
+			conf := stack.Config()
+			blsPasswordPath := stack.ResolvePath(conf.BLSPasswordFile)
+			blsWalletPath := stack.ResolvePath(conf.BLSWalletDir)
+			voteJournalPath := stack.ResolvePath(conf.VoteJournalDir)
+			if _, err := vote.NewVoteManager(eth.EventMux(), chainConfig, eth.blockchain, votePool, voteJournalPath, blsPasswordPath, blsWalletPath, posa); err != nil {
+				log.Warn("Failed to Initialize voteManager", "err", err)
+			}
+			log.Info("Create voteManager successfully")
 		}
-		log.Info("Create voteManager successfully")
 	}
 
 	// Permit the downloader to use the trie cache allowance during fast sync

miner/miner.go

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	GasPrice      *big.Int       // Minimum gas price for mining a transaction
 	Recommit      time.Duration  // The time interval for miner to re-create mining work.
 	Noverify      bool           // Disable remote mining solution verification(only useful in ethash).
+	VoteEnable    bool           // whether enable voting
 }
 
 // Miner creates blocks and searches for proof-of-work values.